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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of going to bed, Vaness and Lisa ____________________.
(a) Met Dirk and Elihu.
(b) Went sailing in the moonlight.
(c) Went skinny dipping.
(d) Went to the movies.

2. What did Vanessa and Lisa wish they could do with Grandpa Nye?
(a) Take a train ride.
(b) Go on a canoe trip.
(c) Visit Indian burial grounds.
(d) Climb a mountain.

3. Where is Dirk going to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Xavier.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Princeton.

4. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?
(a) Buck's Diner.
(b) Grandpa Nye's house.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) McDonald's.

5. What did Vanessa's father swallow whole as a joke?
(a) Flies.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Minnows.
(d) Mini marshmallows.

6. What plans to Vanessa and Dirk make?
(a) To go to the same college.
(b) To co-author a book.
(c) To get married.
(d) To always vacation in Michigan.

7. In what month does Dirk visit Vanessa's family while on furlough?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) March.

8. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?
(a) Uncle Joab's.
(b) Tecumseh's.
(c) William Henry Harrison's.
(d) Grandma Nye's.

9. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Army buddies.
(d) Rivers and lakes.

10. What does Vanessa want to be when she finishes school?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A writer.

11. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?
(a) Wine.
(b) Books.
(c) Antiques.
(d) Cars.

12. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?
(a) Smelly-Boy.
(b) Rainy Day Ruthie.
(c) Wynn Breaker.
(d) Old Mac.

13. Which branch of the military does Dirk join?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

14. From what city does Dirk ship out to service?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) San Diego.

15. Who betrayed James DeGolyer while on a scouting expedition in Canada?
(a) His captain.
(b) Two Indians.
(c) A scout.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dirk killed?

2. Today is the day Grandpa Nye has promised to tell Vanessa about ____________________.

3. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

4. Who does Vanessa flirt with all summer?

5. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?

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